The Washington Bee Newspaper, January 26, 1889, Page 2

Published every Suurda northwest, Washington, D. Entered D.C., as —_—_—_—_—_—————— MAHONE THE OFFENSIVE BOSS, at the Post Office at Washington cond C ass mail matter. The recent mouthings of ex Senator Mahove on the 17th inst. at Charlerton, S. C , when a dele- gation of colored Republicans waited upon him, stamps him as anything but a friend to the colored race. Weare not unmindful of the Genetal’s exploits in the political arena and the services he has rendered to the Republican party. But we also remember that the colored citizen, by his unswerving devotion, has sustained the Kepub- lican party in power for years. We also remember that, the victory recently won, depended largely upon our devotion to party fealty. We have not forgotten that, but for General Mahone’s malicious hostility to our most able and worthy representative, Jobn Mercer Langston, Virginia’s electral vote would have been cast und counted for l’resident Harri- son. Last, but not least, we remember that our first duty is to our race. General Mahone is reputed as having said among other things * * * «that the colored element should act wisely and not be im- prudent or unnecessarily aggres- sive” “There will be no colored man in Ben Harrison’s cabinet. The time fur that has not yet arrived. Ido not approve of col ored men thrusting themselves forward as cand‘dates for pominent posi- tions.” * * * «The best minds ot the North and of the Republi- can Party feel that he is a heavy load to carry. * * * These are the declarations of a mar who has been lifted into power and sus'ained by the votes of thousands of culored men in Virginia. In an ungarded moment he has thrown off the mask of hypocrisy in whch he has been masquerading before the country, and in his gratuitous insult has unmistukably revealed his true ebaracter; his Bourbon proclivities, asulso the true cause of his vppvsition to Mr, Langston, name~- ly, bis hatred of the negro, and purpore to keep himdown. Gen, Mahoune’s henchmen havesquarely ceased apologizing tor, aid deny- ing bie declaration, “The time has not yet arrived to send ad—— negro to Congress; when lo! comes from his lips a confirmation of that sentiment, “J do not approve of eolored men thrusting themselves forward as candidates for prominent positions.” Mark the deadly arailel! These words burn in our rain aud pierce our soul. We can only characterize this language us offensively impertinent, When wzs Mahone appointed censor of public opinion? When was he elected spokesman of the Republican party, or of the nation? This liliputation diction, “J do not approte!\!—wes he merely enacting the role of demagogue, catering to a jaundiced Southern sentiment, for efiectas it were, setting ‘‘springes for woudcocks.” Or does be forget that he was referring to American citizens, and not to slaves; a race that has in the space of 25 years produced men, tke peers in every respect of the dominant race, who have had the advantage of centuries. The time has passed for using colored men a8 cut’s paws for raking chestnuts. The time for cringing and fawning at the teet of white men has forever gone by. In all seriousness we declare that no eelf respecting colored man, having a proper conception of his rigits as an Amcrican citizen, of the diguity of true manhood, can sustain the same, and consistently obey the dictates of a mam whose utterances prove him such an arch enemy. Whateyer may have been the incentive ot the opposition to Mr. Langston, by the people of his own race, there isno longer any wisdom in such course. Of two evils, (if you care to put in that light) choose the lesser. Standing by Joan Mercer Langston in this contest is empbasizing our con- demnation of the wholesale suppression of the colored and white Republican votes in the South. Siding with Wm, Mahone compromise the outrage and is a plea in justification, The space allotted this article will not permit more than a pass- ing allueion to the assertion that the Republican Party ‘feel that be (the negrv) is a heavy load to carry.” This is an assumption upon the part of Mr. Mahone; or, if true, convicts the Republican party of ingratitude and double dyed duplicity. If this is the true feeling which pevmeates that party, it could have selected no more opportune time for a dec'aration of its sentiments than lust fall. Then was the time for it to unload The colored vo'e would have revereed the results in New York, Obio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois on the 6th of last Novem- be. It is cowardly and contemptible to refer in such Janguage to an important factor in the Republican party ere the shouts of victory have died upon the ear. After sach coverting on the part of Mr. Mahone, the Republican party may weil exclaim, “Deliver us trom our frie:.ds.” Weare not clamoring for a cabinet pcsition, we neither ask uor expect it. But did we, it wou!d not be as inconsistent as Mr. Mahone himselt, who, after loosing Va. to the Republicans by his mean treachery, vulgarly pushes himself for Postmaster General. Nor would it be as inconsistent «s the South clamor- ing fora cabinet position, with its electral vote solid for the Democratic party. Brethren ! bear in mind Ma- hone’s words. Remember ‘Unit- ed we stand, divided we tall.” AGOOD MANTO KNOW. Mr. N. S.Sprague, who hasa realestate and } insurance agency at 52i tenth street north- west, makes a specialty of small and desira- ble homes in the uorthwest and north ast ern parts of the city. Healways bas some of the most desirable property of that Je- sviiption on his books, and intending pur- chasers with x little money who are — look- ing for bargains which will surely pay well, either to hold as permanent investment or asa speculation, cannot do better than cou- s it Mr, Sprague before they buy. Mr. Spra- gue isavery close and cautious observer of the real estale market, and his judgement of such " atters may be relied upun as being of the best. He is a son in-law of the Hon, Frederick Douglass, and a man very highly regarded by every one who has had relations with him, for his promptness, honesty and integrity, and the business like way in which he conducis his affairs. Any one having capital 10 invest cannot do better than consult Mr, Sprague, Who will gi e all informaton desired. TheGazelte of this cty has the same high opinion of Mr. Sprague that the Bee has often expressed. He is one of the most enterprising realestate men in this city and is liked by all who know him. Ie is a good mao to know. LET US UNITE. We are of the opinion that our colored fellow citizens see the necessity of united action on the | part of ourselves. ‘There seems to bea combined element against us which will no doubt end in our overthrow. Let us be doing | Something before it is too late; let the young men of the race spring an issue that will startle the civil- ized world. Until something is done so long will we be kept in the back grounds. Our press con- vention has a duty to perform aud in performing that duty let it be hoped that no cowards will get in our way to prevent its consuma- tion. LONG LIVE LANGSTON. The Bex is never wrong. We have stated time aud again that Langston was right and Mahone wrong. The negroes of this county and the few demagogue was who applaud Langston are convinced that their opposition to Langston was in favor of their enemy. Long live Langston. Mahone deserves a medal. ee Dont fail topay your subscrip- tion. SSS Ce Resets eeweeaneneg The negrves never demanded a cabinets position. The little Ex, brigidier was a little too previous. Langstou, Derrick and other representative negroes will tell what the negroes want. All those negroes who came to Washington to inaugurate a move- ment to put Mahone in the cabi- net should be spanked, We congratulate the citizens of New York for the appointment of acommittee to wait on General Harrison. We are of the opinion that the colored people of this Country are convinced by now that Mahone is not a friend of the negro. ee GRAVE YARD MEETING. —_——. There was a large meeting of the lot owners of the Harmony Cemetery held on last Monday night in the 15th street Presbyte- rian Church to consider the report of the committee that was appoint- ed Sept. 10, ’86, to compel the so- ciety to account for certain funds claimed to have been misappro- priated by that society. The chair- man of the committee Mr. Syphax, prefaced the reading ot the report that no vindictive feeling prompt- ed the action of the committee, but simply a desire to know the exact status of the lot owners. Mr. Syphax said ‘our claim was that the managers, after paying them- selves all that they had spent on the property, should expend the revenues of the cemetery in the im- provement of the ground. The managers claimed the cemetery was a private institution. In this case we have no protection. The managers are under no obligation to us; they merely allow us to place our dead there. All the prom- ises they made us was verbal, and the court there was nothing to bind the society.” The following was then read by the secretary: Your committee, appointed ata meeting held at Plymouth Congre- gational Church Sept. 10, 1886, beg leave to submit the following Your committee claimed that the cemetery is a public one, having been dedicated to the public by re- ligeous services and being exempt from taxation, that the revenue from the sale of lots, vaultage and grave digging, after the managers reimburse themselves for any mo- ney expended, with interest should be devoted to improving the ceme- tery, and that the ground should not be used for a speculative pur- pose. The defendant, Mr, John F. Cook, the only surviving member of the society, held: First. That the cemetery is a priyate institution belonging to the members of the society and their heirs, aud he (Mr. Cook) de- nies the rigbt of the lot owners to inguire into its managements; holdiug that the society is in no way responsible to them. Second. Tuat the ground has not been dedicated as a cemetery for the public. Third. That no promise has been made to erect a chapel in the ceme- tery, although a plot of ground has been reserved for that purpose —which he refuses to sell. Fourth. That no promise has been made to the lot owners that the ground was to be improved. In the defendant’s answer to our bill, he uses this language under oath : The said cemetery has always been a place held sacred by this defendant. All his dead are buried there--his grand-parents, his fath- er, his mother, his child, two bro- thers, a sister, a brother of his wife, and blood relations of two or three generations. He does not desire the cemetery to be treated as a mere Golgotha, where each lot is to be made a charnel pit tor the reception of a corpse, pro- vided profit and gain inure there- form to the representatives of the Columbian Harmony Society. He is thonghly in unison with any lot owner who contends that the funds which shall arise from the sale of lots in the cemetery ought to be applied to the maintenance of the cemetery and to its improvement and ornamentation. This defend- ant’s whole conduet, conversa. tion and action, prior to the in- stitution of this suit and since, ne- gative any purpose or intention to have, or to try to have, any oth. er destination for any fands which shall arise from the sale of lots. He never liked the features of gain or profit.” We, the lot owners, simply want the defendant to keep to his decla- ration. In Mr. Cook’s answer to our bill he reports that he received $8,304, 67 from the executors of the estate ot the late Mr. Benjamin McCoy, which money being the revenue from the ground, we claim should be spent in improving the same. In distributing this money, Mr. | Cook appropriates to himself $lag, 60, as one of the heirs of John F. Cook, sr., and for his own member- ship. $1,197. 62. Mr. Jerome A. Johnson. a wit- ness for Mr. Cook, testified that the gronnd has been in sueh a wretched condition that he refuse to bury his brother there. _Mr. J. William Cole, another wituess for Mr. Cook, tetified that at a certain season ot the year the gronnd was in such a condition that is was utterly im- possible to pass over the roads. Mr. John F. Cook, the defend- ant, testified that the ground had not been kept as the older mem- bers of the society had inteuded. He also testified that in no case had the society ever charged three dollars for digging graves, but he has been confronted with receipts from parties wha have paid that amount. those wio are honest. ‘With the above facts sworn to} yyonést men are hard to find. by Mr. Cook, a8 well as his wit- nesses, we donot understand how he (Mr. Ooek) can appopriate these funds to his own benefit. As there was no written agree- ment when we bought our lots, the decision of the court leaves the lot owners in this positon: They have bought a mere right of burial ina cemetery not incorporated, and tun by a society irresponsible to any-body except their own mem- bers. Hence you will see that our gtaves has no legal protection, but we are enrirely at the mercy of the surviving member, Mr. John F. Cook, We are advised to petition Con- gress to pass a law that will give the graves of our relatives the same protection that is given to other well-cared-for cemeteries in the District of Columbia. The total legal expenses incur- red in this matter up to date is $250, which amount has been paid. Of this amount we received $62 from friends. The balance ($188) has been advanced by us, the un- designed committee. Signed: William Syphax, Wil- liam H. Bruce, B. J. Gant, Wil- liam L. Freeman, C. A. Stewart, 8r. The following resolution was offer- ed by Mr. Samuel W. Williams: BE IT BHSOLVED. That a vote of thanks is hereby tendered the com- mittee, and we, the citizens who were lot owners in the said cemeta- ty do promise to make good the money expended by the committee, and that the commitiee be request- ed to use their best judgement ip regard to the future conduct of this case in the courts or before the Congress of United States. The resolution was agreed to. The meeting then adjourned. THEY SAY The Fleetwood testimonial booming. Don’t fail to purchase your tick- ets in time. Men who claim that they are more than what they are should show it in their daily life. Great men do small things some times. Mahone’s interview has caused many negroes who opposed Lang- ston to declare now in his favor. The negro has more business in the cabinet now than an ex-rebel general. Mahone doesn’t express the sen timents of the Republican party. Mahone has confirmed Langston’s declarations. How does the opposers of Lang: ston feel now? Those negroes who came all the way from Virginia to endorse Ma- hone for the cabinet should be spanked. If any negro goes into Mr. Har- rison’s cabinet it will be Brace. It is hoped that the colored peo- ple will see the necessity of stand- ing together. The negro politician has become disgusted with the little brigidier. He will not be invited into Mr. Harrison’s cabinet. Are the negroes to be unloaded? General Harrison doesn’t say so. The National Guards organiza- tion is a failure. The colored militia should with- draw. Where should the negroes go is a question that is bothering the natives. Let us have peace in] the District. The St. Mary’s church is on the Toad to progress. Let everybody purchase a ticket for the Fleetwood’s benefit. Fight the enemy and not our- selves. This is the policy of the Bex. J.E. Bruce is becomiag strong in New York politics, The lot owners will wet down. Mr. Syphax has the support of the people against the Harmony t society. J.H. Smyth wanted te} know wretched | which side he was on. Since John didn’t know, tke so- ciety ruled him out of order as an uninvited guest. Gen’! Harrison is :receiving ‘hun- dreds of callers. No man should desert his friends. All men do not appreciate kind- ness. Kindness is only appreciated ‘by All men are not dishonest. There should be unity of action among the people. J. E. Bruce’s resolutions, that were ad6pted at the Emancipation meeting in New York, have been engrossed and will be presented to Mr. Harrison. Dr. Derrick is the most polished orator in the country. All applicants will receive con- sideration under Mr. Harrison’s administration, but ali applicants will not receive appointments, Kenna will get left and General Goff will be elected. They cannot beat him. Be what you claim to be and not what you are not. Lawyer Hewlett is improving. He has the sympathy ot his nu- merous friends. THESTATE UNIVERSITY THE COLORED BAPTISTS HOLDING AN BDUCATIONAL JUBILEE—PROF, JOHNBON’S ADDRESS, At ten o’clock this morning a number of well dressed young peo. ple gathered at Fifteenth street Baptist Church. Dr. W. J Sim- mons, President ot the Colored State University, read the call of the Trustee Board, and introduced Rev. Geo. W. Dupe to preside at the morning session. Rev. 8. P. Young conducted devotional 2x- ercises. The struggling period of the ia- stitution is now over. What has been an experiment is now a re- ality through the irresistible ener— gy of the Board of Trustees, the omen’s Convention, the Gener- al Asacciation and the President of the University. The problem has been fully demonstrated that the colored race can successfuliy establish and control an institution for higher education. ‘The currie- ulum in this institution is of a higher character included the is | studies of Latin, Greek, French and the higher mathematics. The English course cousists of history, Ennlish literature, philosophy, moral and mental, aud other stand- ard English subjecis. The address of welcome was de- livered by Rev. W. H. Frauk, pastor of the Fifth-avenue Church. Prof W. B. Johnson, Professor of Mathematics in the Wayland Seminary, was the orator of the day. The subject, “Slavery and Ie norance vs. F'reedmon and Intelli- gence” was eminently fitful and practical. The points touched upon were: The blighting effect of slavery up- on both the enslaved and the en- slavers; its moral and physicil re- straints; its deadly influence, pois— onous disentegrating. Second--The tranistory period of the negro and its p:emoters have provoked much discussion. Lin- colns position forthe Unien was commended. The grasp of slav— eay’s fingers had t» be loosened by the fingers separately. Third—There will be a racial conflict. The orator hoped that ir would be averted. Tuere ought not to be any negro problem. If he had his rights there would be none. The friction comes from op position. Fourth—The negrves wealth a- mounts to $200,000,000 worth ot taxable properay, all won by hot.- est toil and labor in the hum ler callings of life. The address was a was no blood curdling, inflaming stump speeech, but a finished an- alyatical resume of all that hus made the colored race. The pero~ ration was a tribute to the humb'e citizen and exhortation or and duty. 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